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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American police procedural crime drama television series set in New York City, where it is also primarily produced. In the style of the original Law & Order, episodes are often "ripped from the headlines" or loosely based on real crimes that have received media attention.

Law and Order: SVU was once a superb programme, but the latest episode
shown here in Australia proves what willing pawns TV studios will be in
the mo ...

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Law and Order: SVU was once a superb programme, but the latest episode
shown here in Australia proves what willing pawns TV studios will be in
the moral Crusade of the Ratbag Religious Right in the USA and its
clones. It comprised an hour of the most vicious anti-lesbian
propaganda I have seen in quite a while, all contained within an
ostensibly "even-handed" story about a girl with two mothers, who was
so relentlessly bullied that she finally hit back and attacked her
tormentor.Let's see what came up: • A young girl lives with her biological mother and her mother's
lesbian lover. This fact per se puts her in "moral danger" as far as
the mother's parents and the child's school is concerned — the mother's
lover is the cliché Evil Lesbian who is responsible for "perverting"
the mother; • The girl is constantly tormented by a boy of her own age who tells
her that her mother's lifestyle is "against the law of god" and that
her mother and mother's lover will "burn in hell." He even physically
assaults the girl to the extent of cutting her hair — a punishment that
US religious loonies would feel appropriate for "perverts" and which
Europeans felt appropriate for those who collaborated with the Nazis; • The boy is supported in his cruelty by his parents, a sanctimonious
mother who "prays for" the girl, and a vicious animal of a father who
refers to mother & lover as "bitches" & "whores" (If he came into MY
court, I'd send him to a max security prison where he'd find out from
one of the "bruthaz" what it was like to be a bitch and a whore); • The girl's mother is in psychiatric care — no doubt the constant
harassment did a lot to put her there — so she is obviously the cliché
Crazy Lesbian; • The mother's lover is legally unable to be the girl's guardian. Yet
this is presented as "cowardice" — when the CEO of a construction or
drug manufacturing company refuses to take responsibility for the
misery they cause, this is totally understandable to the Americanized
mind, but a lesbian…? COWARD!!!! • The lover is not only a "coward" but also a "paedophile" — she is
taking naked photos of the girl! And I thought we'd got over the
"baby-on-a-bearskin-rug" scandal of the 80s and 90s! Her contention
that she is trying to give the girl a sense of her own beauty does not
hold water with the sleazy male detective — after all, a girl with a
positive self image would not be susceptible to the blandishments of
such as him, whose primary images of women are probably Mother, Wife &
Whore; • When the girl has finally been pushed beyond the limits of endurance
and retaliates by attacking her tormentor, HE and his holier-than-thou
Christian family become the victims, and the entire coercive apparatus
of the State swings into action to avenge the crime against them.So there you have it — lesbians are bad parents and Crazy or Evil (or
both) to boot. Shame, Law & Order, shame! Yet I suppose I'm being too
harsh — until US society digs itself out of the miasmatic sewer called
Judaeo-Christian (and Islamic) morality, homophobia will be rampant in
our media.

Too much "Law" and not enough "Order"...

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The producers of the show ought to drop "Law and Order" from the title; the
show owes more to "Homicide" than "Law and Order." Angie Harmon and memb ...

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The producers of the show ought to drop "Law and Order" from the title; the
show owes more to "Homicide" than "Law and Order." Angie Harmon and members
from the other cast have cameos, and Dann Florek is a series regular, but
aside from that, the show bears very little resemblance to the original
series. The structure of the show is very different than "Law and Order," as
only a few minutes per show are spent on trials. Ten-fifteen minutes for
trials would be good, but "Special Victims Unit" has about five, maybe. Not
many complaints on the subject of the show, but after a while the writers
will have to use more intense subject material, which might draw fire from
any number of sources. Good work from most of the cast, especially Belzer,
who provides most of the humor in the show, unexpected due to his
suit-and-tie appearance.Rating: 8/10

Patrick Cassidy

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On the episode about pedophiles adopting orphans, thanks to Patrick
Cassidy
for being willing to play the role of one of these monsters. Maybe it
h ...

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On the episode about pedophiles adopting orphans, thanks to Patrick
Cassidy
for being willing to play the role of one of these monsters. Maybe it
helped save a child or wake up some of the billions of people who deny a
horrible truth.

law and order / svu and otherwise

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anybody that is a fan of dramatic television has to acknowledge law and
order as a whole as being the most dominant franchise of all time...the
svu c ...

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anybody that is a fan of dramatic television has to acknowledge law and
order as a whole as being the most dominant franchise of all time...the
svu cast is totally related to the hbo oz show and the excellence of
production as well...i am not one to buy in to cookie cutter art in any
form but i am addicted to law and order in all of it's glory...every
version of this series has been outstanding...to me, svu is the crown
jewel of network television...stabler, benson and the rest of this
crew, are by far the most interesting and eclectic group of
actors/detectives ever...from the opening clues, to the closing (or
lack there of) resolutions, this show probes deep into the world that
we live in and questions everything...in the words of neil young and
steven stills..."long may you run"

Very solid show!

8 /10

This spin-off of "Law & Order" is extremely solid and every episode is
always a pleasure to watch.The show is about a new elite squad of NYPD detecti ...

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This spin-off of "Law & Order" is extremely solid and every episode is
always a pleasure to watch.The show is about a new elite squad of NYPD detectives who investigate
sexually oriented crimes. So you would kind of expect that ever episode
would be the same; someone gets raped and the SVU is send out to solve
it. This however is not the case, every episode is extremely original.
Kudos to that! OK so maybe the stories are pretty far fetched at times
but that doesn't take away any of the quality of the show.Only real complaint I have about the series is that it misses a good
solid main character. "Law & Order" had Lennie Briscoe (Jerry Orbach)
and "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" has Robert Goren (Vincent D'Onofrio)
but "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" doesn't have a good solid
leading character. Neither Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) or
Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) are interesting enough. Best
characters are the ones that always play the smaller roles such as;
Capt. Donald Cragen (Dann Florek), John Munch (Richard Belzer, that guy
has got style! Hard to believe he is well over 60 years old already.)
and Odafin "Fin" Tutuola (Ice-T). At first I didn't really liked Ice-T
in this, I don't know for some reason he seemed nervous about acting in
this to me but he now often gives away a very solid performance. The
B.D. Wong character Dr. George Huang is a bit of a weird one to me, he
is an all knowing character that truly knows everything and always has
an answer and an opinion ready. He feels like a kind of unrealistic
character to me, even though I really always have liked B.D. Wong as an
actor. I'm also glad Alexandra Cabot (Stephanie March) got replaced by
ADA Casey Novak (Diane Neal), she is a way better character!The show is very likable to watch. The guest appearances are like in
all "Law & Order" series, always top-class and the fact that the show
lacks a good main character doesn't take away any of the quality of the
show.8/10http://bobafett1138.blogspot.com/

One of the best shows, ever.

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SVU is one of the best shows I've ever seen. It's a great show, with great
actors. The storys are gripping, each one keeping you hooked, cliffhangin ...

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SVU is one of the best shows I've ever seen. It's a great show, with great
actors. The storys are gripping, each one keeping you hooked, cliffhanging
you at every commerical. I actualy like SVU better than the other two "Law
&
Order" series.

I love &apos;SVU&apos;!

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I have been watching Law and Order for many years. It's always been one
of my favorite shows. My favorite of the bunch is 'Special Victims
Unit'. I ...

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I have been watching Law and Order for many years. It's always been one
of my favorite shows. My favorite of the bunch is 'Special Victims
Unit'. I like the story lines better and the characters have more
passion, more heart. Chris Meloni is my favorite because he is a
devoted family man and he is good to women. He watches out for his
partner, Benson, and I think he's just an all around good guy. The
thing about the original Law and Order I didn't like was all the wise
cracks Brisco made. It was a constant thing with that guy! He wasn't
much of anything. I still watch it though. I tape all the episodes on
my Tivo. I am not a big fan of 'Criminal Intent'. I absolutely adore
Vincent D'Onofrio, but this show doesn't do it for me. I wish he had
been cast on 'SVU'. That would've been awesome! He is such a wonderful,
versatile actor. I loved him in 'The Velocity Of Gary' and 'The Cell'.
Anyway, I love Law and Order. It rocks!

SVU is absolutely the best crime show on TV

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First: And there is only one reason why I don't say that about
CI(Criminal Intent) and that is because they do not offer D'Onofrio's
partner, Katheri ...

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First: And there is only one reason why I don't say that about
CI(Criminal Intent) and that is because they do not offer D'Onofrio's
partner, Katherine Erbe, some juicier involvement. Otherwise, I believe
that both SVU and CI are the best in crime shows on TV.CSI/CSI Miami has nothing on the wonderful grittiness, the compelling
stories and the fabulous acting in both programs.After every show, I let the breath I have been holding since the
beginning of the hour. This programs pulls me through the ringer in so
many ways not always mentioned, the legal implications of decisions
made by the police, captains, the doctor, forensics, the ADAs, legal
counsels and that horribly bitchy Judge Petrofsky.Some of the stories contain conventional crime stories, but more than
is normally frequent, the stories contain rather important issues,
moral, psychological and legal.So many good shows, this is the best crime show on TV.

Great show!!

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This is the BEST show! Mariska Hargitay (Detective Olivia Benson) and
Christopher Meloni (Detective Elliot Stabler) are great for the 2 parts
and wo ...

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This is the BEST show! Mariska Hargitay (Detective Olivia Benson) and
Christopher Meloni (Detective Elliot Stabler) are great for the 2 parts
and work so well together. The cases are based on real cases and if I
didn't know they are all actors i'd say it IS real. The show is my inspiration for wanting to join the NYPD sex crimes. I
recently found out about sex crimes in my home town (San Diego, CA). I
want to intern there before I go to NYC and join.I have learned a lot about law and all that from the show. There was an
episode about FAS (Fetal Alcoholic Syndrome) which became my topic for
my health project. In general I learned about law and prosecution and
it is a great show to watch! 5 stars, 2 thumbs up, EXCELLENT!

A worthy follow-up

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Around 2000, Law & Order had become one of the longest-running
television shows based on a fictional premise, although it still has a
long way to go ...

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Around 2000, Law & Order had become one of the longest-running
television shows based on a fictional premise, although it still has a
long way to go in order to catch up with the record holders. Such was
the continued popularity of the series that creator Dick Wolf saw a
market for a spin-off, and was obviously glad to oblige. Hence, over
ten years after Law & Order burst onto the airwaves, Special Victims
Unit was born, so to speak.Of course, the show had a little problem finding its feet at first.
This is only natural, even for a series spun off from a successful
formula. The challenges Special Victims Unit faced included a major
deviation from the normal Law & Order structure. The segment dealing
with the trials of suspects was dispensed with, emphasising for the
most part the efforts of the detectives to bring victims a sense of
justice. As the series progressed, work with a District Attorney began
to find its way into the plots, but in a manner more complementary to
the work of the detectives.As in any series, the key ingredient is finding sympathetic leads that
the audience can relate to. Where the original Law & Order eventually
found solid ground in the form of Jerry Orbach, Special Victims Unit
more or less got this element right from the start. Mariska Hargitay
and Christopher Meloni play so well off one another that it is
certainly going to make life difficult for the unlucky actors who get
to replace them. Another side benefit of the reduction in emphasis on
the legal dealings is that we get to see more of the personal lives of
the detectives, without them necessarily having to be worked into the
plot. Every now and again, insight into the impact the job has on
Stabler's family life in particular is offered, and it works
wonderfully.The fundamental weakness in Special Victims Unit to date has been the
supporting cast. Richard Belzer's schtick can get tiring, but adds the
ironic comic touch (delivered so brilliantly by Orbach in the original
series), which Meloni seems incapable of delivering. One has to wonder,
however, whose bright idea it was to cast Ice-T as a replacement for
one of the early detectives, as no matter how hard he tries to sound
the part, one cannot believe him as a detective. Especially not one in
this particular squad. The relative underdevelopment of most of the
support characters does not help.Another challenge faced with every episode of Law & Order in any form
is to come up with cases interesting enough to grab the attention. The
original series is faltering slightly on this score, but when it does
succeed, it succeeds enough to more than make up for all the average
stories. Special Victims Unit, on the other hand, sets a consistent
level for each episode. Because of the extreme nature of the crimes
being investigated, they each become alike for the most part. It is the
little details that make the big difference. This is, of course, a much
better deal than the other spin-off, where the stories are consistent
in how uninteresting they are.In all, Special Victims Unit is a well worthy follow-up to the original
Law & Order. It is not recommended for sensitive viewers, but as an
insight into the lot of those who have to clean up the mess in one of
the modern world's most sexually violent societies, it works
brilliantly. It even has potential to get better.

Best cop show on TV

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This is absolutely the best cop show on TV. There's less time in the court
room and more with the detectives, which I enjoy. I think there needs to
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This is absolutely the best cop show on TV. There's less time in the court
room and more with the detectives, which I enjoy. I think there needs to
be
more time with the detectives off the job. My favorite detective is Olivia
Benson, the child of a rape who is played by Mariska Hargitay.Olivia is
one
of those detectives who would be really awesome if you knew her well, but
you wouldn't want to get on her bad side. She is also very stubborn. She
and
Elliot Stabler (a family man played by Christopher Meloni) make a great
team. Christopher and Mariska are great actors. I often forget that these
are actors, not real people. I think Olivia should have a boyfriend. It
might help her stop being so stubborn. This is just the best cop show ever
to be on TV and I hope it stays on for a long time.

Incredibly Solid Show

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I hear on tv that apparently America's favorite Law and Order is the
original. I personally think this is the best one out of all of them. It
tackle ...

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I hear on tv that apparently America's favorite Law and Order is the
original. I personally think this is the best one out of all of them. It
tackles some pretty intersting sides of society and humanity within an hour.
I've been watching it for awhile and fell in love with the cast. They all
have that hard edge that comes from doing a job like their's. Marishka is
great and Ice-T is amusing. The storylines are very interesting and
groundbreaking. In my classes, I've heard about the Down-Low phenomenon
amongst black males in the U.S. This is the first show, aside from Oprah,
that dealt with this issue. I was amazed and pleased that they'll take on
any topic within their framework. Their guest cast should be praised as
well. They have a great casting director. I don't know about their history
with Emmy nominations, but they should definitely be in the running. The
show has a very easy going nature despite the hardness of the cast that
works well and acted beautifully. It gives a real look at society's
imperfections and discriminatory ideologies. Nobody on the show is perfect
and even the lawyers manipulate the law beyond the usual scope people think
they do. Instead, they are manipulating it to see justice done and not
avoided. I would urge anyone to watch this show. Give it a
look.

a drama worth watching

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Quality is the foundation that "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" is
based upon as it illuminates from the screen each hour it is on every
night.Di ...

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Quality is the foundation that "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" is
based upon as it illuminates from the screen each hour it is on every
night.Dick Wolf has combined quality writing with quality casting. Mariska
Hargitay, Christopher Meloni, Ice-T, Dann Florek, B.D. Wong and Richard
Belzer all share one thing in common: they star in one of finest series
on television.Mariska, Chris, Ice-T, Dann, B. D. and the now departed Stephanie March
are a well-rounded cast that compliment each other well. Furthermore,
the cast is so good portraying their characters that I have to remind
myself that they are actors not detectives.Quality writing and outstanding performances set "Law And Order: SVU"
apart from the other dramas on television. Each episode is riveting,
written with intelligence, and character driven. It is a privilege to
watch "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit."The writers' ability to draw viewers in and make them care about the
involving story lines and characters help to make "Law & Order: SVU"
one of the finest legal series on television. EVERYONE MUST WATCH.

Well-done

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Quality is the foundation that "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" is
based
upon. With compelling storylines, great performances and a first-rate
ca ...

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Quality is the foundation that "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" is
based
upon. With compelling storylines, great performances and a first-rate
cast;
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" radiates from the screen each hour it
is
on every night. Dick Wolf has combined quality writing with quality
casting
in the second of three series' in the "Law & Order" franchise.Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni, Ice-T, Dann Florek, B.D. Wong and
Richard Belzer all share one thing in common: they star in one of finest
series on television.Mariska, Chris, Ice-T, Dann, B. D. and Stephanie March are a well-rounded
cast that bring great depth to their characters and compliment each other
very well. Furthermore, the cast portray their characters so well that I
have to remind myself that they are actors not detectives.Quality writing and outstanding performances set "Law And Order: SVU"
apart
from the other dramas on television. Each episode is riveting, written
with
intelligence, and character driven. It is a privilege to watch "Law &
Order:
Special Victims Unit."The writers' ability to draw viewers in and make them care about the
involving storylines and characters help to make "Law & Order: SVU" one of
the finest legal series on television.

Maybe the best crime-series at the moment and very underrated I feel

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When I am communicating with other people interested in crime series it
is remarkable how many people seem to watch either CSI or CSI: Miami or
both. ...

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When I am communicating with other people interested in crime series it
is remarkable how many people seem to watch either CSI or CSI: Miami or
both. Rarely (actually never) have I heard talk about this show, unless
I brought it up myself and ended up discussing it with them. Of course
I do not know the situation in America and other countries regarding
this show, but I feel it is very underrated in the Netherlands. Of
course this has a lot to do with it's programming spot. While CSI is
usually on Saturday's at 8:30 or 9:30 p.m. and CSI: Miami on Tuesdays
at 8:30 p.m., SVU's spot has been Sunday's around 11p.m. for quite some
time now. That's hardly what I call a prime time spot. Just to compare
I looked up the share's of those 3 shows on the internet. CSI has a
share of 26 in the US and 17,5 in the Netherlands. For CSI:Miami these
numbers are 15,0 and 13,2 and for SVU they are 17,0 and 7,7. This
doesn't mean much, but once bring the number of households into it, it
gets a lot clearer. CSI has about 18,6 million viewers in the US while
CSI:Miami and SVU have 10,5 and 11,9 viewers respectively. In the
Netherlands these figures are 1,175 million; 910 thousand and 370
thousand. This means that SVU has less than one-third of the viewers
CSI has and MUCH less than half the viewers CSI: Miami has. In America
SVU has two-thirds of the viewers of CSI and about 10% more than
CSI:Miami. In my opinion this has a lot to do with the extremely bad
programming spot SVU has gained in the Netherlands and the fact that
the program is not advertised as vigorously as the two CSI's, for I
feel it cannot have anything to do with it's quality.The thing that makes SVU stand out so much in opinion, is that the
stories depicted are very realistic and heart felt. I personally
appreciate it very much, that there are no cheap attempts to make you
cry by extending dramatic scenes or underscoring them with sad music.
Mostly the sad parts happen quite suddenly and are relatively short.
Maybe that's just another 'trick' to get you to cry without being as
obvious as many soap opera's. TO me though, it makes the stories appeal
much more life-like and truly gut-wrenching and sad.Also all of the characters are good. If you watch long enough, you can
get bits and pieces of information on everyone of them, thus
discovering what makes them tick. I must admit that the series has
changes it's emphasis a bit in recent years. In the first year there
were numerous episode's that featured theme's or events from the
investigator's home environment (especially Stabler's). This trend has
somewhat diminished over the years, yet you can still see each
individual's background shining through into their work ethics. One
thin I really had to get used to was Richard Belzer's (Det. John Munch)
role getting smaller. It seems to me that in the first few years of the
series he was present much more and he made much more cynical remarks,
something I really enjoyed. But overall the series has not changed for
the worse, for I feel it has actually improved. While a few years ago
I'd given this series an 8 out of 10 I'm much more inclined now to rate
it even higher. What I've come to appreciate these last 2 or three
years, were the additions of Ice-T (Det. Fin Tutuola), B.D. Wong (Dr.
George Huang) and Stephanie March (A.D.A. Alex Cabbot) to the team.
Stephanie March's character provides the viewer not only with an
insight to what the D.A's job is, but her involvement in the series
also shows what difficult decisions need to be made at times when the
victim becomes the pursued or when a suspect cannot legally be brought
to justice. Huang's intense involvement lately is in my opinion the
biggest and best evolution the series has undergone (up until now). Not
only because there have been few if any series which placed the work of
the forensic psychiatrist is in the spotlight, but also it is much more
realistic than for instance the media's depiction of profilers in The
Silence of the Lambs or the TV-series Profiler. Also I think it is good
(in addition to being very interesting) to show the public that not
every offender is purely bad, but there is often much more when you go
beyond the surface. As for Ice-T's character, I think he really
completes the mix in the show, as the tough street cop. Him and Belzer
are an ideal couple, just like Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Stabler
(Christopher Meloni).The reasons, I personally feel SVU is the best crime series on the tube
at the moment, are easily summarized. It has very much diversity, it
offers insight into the psyche's of both victim's and perpetrators and
it is realistic in every aspect. 9 out of 10

an excellent show, absolutely stunning

10 /10

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is one of the best and most
underrated shows on TV. It stars Christopher Meloni as Elliot Stabler,
a tough-as-nails ...

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is one of the best and most
underrated shows on TV. It stars Christopher Meloni as Elliot Stabler,
a tough-as-nails detective who makes his hatred of pedophiles and child
molesters well known many times throughout the show. He has another
side, a vicious side, that Criminal Intent's Robert Goren (Vincent
D'Onofrio) lacks. I'm very pleased that he's been nominated for an
Emmy. Mariska Hargitay won an Emmy for her performance as Olivia
Benson, another fantastic detective. Benson has more edge than CI's
Alex Eames (Kathrine Erbe), but is revered for her ability to
communicate to troubled witnesses and gouge confessions out of
suspects. Her life is put in danger at least twice a season, yet she
continues to be strong. Next is the sarcastic detective Jon Munch,
played by the excellent comedian Richard Belzer. Munch may seem
annoying at times, but his ability to relate to witnesses is excellent,
and he plays the "good cop, bad cop" role very well. The final
detective is Finn Tutuola, played by former rapper Ice-T. Ice-T plays
the character reasonably well, but I think we'd all like to see a
meaner side of him. He was very good in the episodes entitled "Rage,"
and "Rooftop". They are led by Don Cragen, played by Dann Florek, and
Cragen is as good a captain as any, as Florek reprises his role he held
on "Law & Order" for a few years. Adam Beach recently joined the show,
bringing something new to the table in youth and his almost 'surfer
dude' approach to detective work. The ADA now is Casey Novak, played by
Diane Neal, who could be better, but she gets the job done. She's been
better of late, and the contrast between her and her predecessor is
really helpful to the show. Her predecessor, Alexandra Cabot (Stephanie
March) was great also. The team is also aided by an FBI psychiatrist,
George Huang (BD Wong), who aids them in finding out the true horrors
of a person, witness or suspect. His best performance was in the
episode called "Coerced." The members of this unit investigate sexually
based crimes (rape, rape-homicide) and child based crimes (school
shootings, child abuse, child molestation). The show has had
extraordinary guest stars, from evil (Johnny Messner, Reg Flowers, Asio
Highsmith, Jeff Kober) to touching (Leland Orser, Jerry Lewis) to lost
(Brittany Snow) to famous and legendary actors (Jerry Lewis, Dean Cain,
Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Henry Winkler, Robin Williams, Matthew
Modine, Alfred Molina, Cynthia Nixon, John Ritter). This is a truly
great show that not only shows the line of work in this graphic
department, but shows the emotional stress a detective goes through.
10/10

Best one in the L&O Franchise

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I have never one been that big of a fan of the original Law & Order. I
would watch it for time to time and it was an alright show but never
really ha ...

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I have never one been that big of a fan of the original Law & Order. I
would watch it for time to time and it was an alright show but never
really had anything jump out at me to make it one of my can't miss
shows. Then this show came on. I watched this show when it premiered
back in 1999 and was impressed from the get go. Sure it followed the
basic premise of it's original cousin but was much more loose on it's
format and execution. Some episodes hardly ever involve the court room
at all where the original week in week out follows a distinct pattern.
First half hour is the law then the next is the order. This show
although does sometimes follow the same pattern like i mentioned it is
much more loose in how it executes it. Mariska Hartigay is excellent as
her portrayal of Det. Olivia Benson. The whole cast as a whole is
magnificent. Now I know a lot of people will disagree with me that this
show is in no way better than the original but for me it is. It has
given me something that the original never did.